PepsiCo axes stevia-sweetened Gatorade lines in US
PepsiCo admits that it discontinued its Natural Gatorade drinks G Natural and G2 last November as the products did not resonate with their core consumer group of athletes.
Archives for January 21, 2014
General Mills seeks to patent low-cal pasta dough
Flour is typically one of the main ingredients in dough- or batter-based foods and often a major contributor to overall calorie content. In a patent application published Dec. 5, 2013, General Mills outlines the composition of a dough-based food product...
Canadian exporters hail Taiwan’s decision to widen beef allowance
Canadian beef exporters are applauding Taiwan’s announcement last week that it will accept more Canadian beef imports, a decade after an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) – mad cow disease – sparked health concerns and closed markets to...
AquaBounty: Lawsuit just another attempt to delay commercialization of GE salmon
AquaBounty Technologies - which hopes to become the first company to introduce a genetically engineered (GE) animal to the human food supply - says a legal challenge to Environment Canada’s decision to approve its technology is just the latest attempt by...
Mondelez adds investor Nelson Peltz to board
Mondelez International has added US ‘activist’ investor Nelson Peltz to its board of directors, the company has said.
Graze.com versus Nibblr: Let’s bet peanuts…
It takes no genius to realize that if you deliver ready-made, healthy, portion-controlled snacks to the millennial snacker they’ll gobble the concept right up. What it does take a genius to do is to give that concept legs.
Unilever reports profit boost as emerging markets recover
Unilever has reported a 9% increase in profit in 2013, as emerging markets recovered from slower growth in the third quarter.
WhiteWave Foods secures Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Creamer license
WhiteWave Foods has entered into a licensing agreement with Dunkin’ Donuts to manufacture and market Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Creamers.
DSM profits rise in 2013 despite sluggish nutrition performance
Multiple issues in the omega-3 sector, a ‘saturated’ US food supplements market, a widespread consumer move to private label plus a strengthening euro have all impacted Dutch-Swiss ingredient giant DSM’s nutrition division in 2013, but it still delivered...
Chobani still #1 in Greek yogurt despite being “outspent dramatically" by rivals, says firm as Gen Mills claims most Americans prefer Yoplait Greek
Chobani “continues to lead the Greek yogurt category with 37.6% of the market, despite being outspent dramatically by competitors in advertising”, said the firm after rival Yoplait upped the ante with a new ad campaign claiming Americans prefer the taste...